IMC CANSAS, Getting Started

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14 Startup
2.1.2 imc interface adapter
The imc CANSAS configuration software can use a USB adapter by imc for access to the CAN-Bus.
Installation of the driver is accomplished by means of Window's Plug’n’Play functionality. The driver is
located under \Driver\Imc on the CD. The interface can be used on all Windows operating systems which
are USB-supported.
2.1.2.1 Installation of the imc-CAN/USB Adapter
For the imc-CAN/USB Adapter to work properly, the driver which matches the configuration software
must be installed. To do this, start the file imCanUSB.exe. on the installation-CD under
/Driver/Imc/
imCanUsb /, which correctly installs the driver.
Note
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After installing the imc CANSAS software, a message appears to install the matching CAN/USB
driver. It’s very important to run that installation. Connect the CAN/USB adapter only after the
installation has been finished successfully (including reboot of WINDOWS). You must have
administrator rights. Otherwise it may seem that the driver has been installed, but it won’t work
properly!
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Even if you have an older version of the configuration software with a functioning imc-CAN/USB
connection, when you update the configuration software you must install the matching USB
driver!
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From Version 1.3 Rev8 on, driver installation is started automatically after installation of the
configuration software. Unfortunately, this happens so quickly that the two installation windows
overlap. That means that the prompt “Restart computer” already appears before the driver
installation has been completed. In this case, use the combination of the keys [ALT] and [TAB] to
bring the driver setup's dialog into the foreground and follow the instructions. Then the PC is
restarted.
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If you connect the CAN/USB interface to your PC without installing the matching driver before,
Windows will use a default driver. Don’t use that. That driver can’t run CAN/USB properly. In case
that driver has been selected, contact imc customer service.